Day 54 #100DaysOfOldDays

Today, Lucy drew the picture and it’s my job to relate it to the old days.

I see a 60’s hairstyle. A flip Bob with little tapered curls and a touch of the bouffant in there too.

The 60’s was a fantastic time for diverse hairstyles.

They had the beehive, created by Margaret Vinci Heldt. Brigitte Bardot wore hers messy, Audrey Hepburn’s was a tidy one, and Barbara Streisand had a particularly chic beehive.

Some wore their beehives very high and voluminous. I can imagine how much hairspray they must have used back then.

Vidal Sassoon refashioned women’s hairdressing with his geometric bobs, pixie crops and Greek Goddess styles.

Hairdresser Louis Alexandre Raimon created the artichoke hairstyle—also known as the pinwheel.

Electric tongs and heated rollers allowed women to create their big curls at home, without having to go to the hairdressers. Hair was getting longer and fuller.

Those influenced by the flower power movement in the late 60’s tended to wear their hair more naturally. Parted in the centre, long or medium length, with or without a fringe. Then they wore flowers in their hair!

Remember the headbands? And the headscarf? Hilda Ogden wasn’t the only one who wore a scarf. I’m not sure if Hilda’s was a fashion statement though.